Fairytale vs Gauze - Mid
Where Fairytale belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Gauze - Mid is a Little Greene color. Fairytale reads as purple, while Gauze - Mid reads as blue-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Gauze - Mid (LRV 79) reflects noticeably more light than Fairytale (LRV 73), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fairytale vs Gauze - Mid in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Fairytale and Gauze - Mid are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Gauze - Mid gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Fairytale vs Gauze - Mid Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fairytale on one side and Gauze - Mid on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Fairytale comparisons
See how Fairytale stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 10-point LRV gap (83 vs 73) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Fairytale the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Fairytale the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Fairytale is decisively the brighter choice.
Fairytale reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.